How are firefighter fitness standards developed in the UK ?
What is the data behind them ?
How do they compare to other parts of the world ?
& What are some of the testing methods we have used and still use for firefighter fitness testing and selection ?

My guest today Tom Ashworth is Retired Watch manager from Lancashire Fire and Rescue in 2018. He spent 2 years as fitness advisor for greater manchester FRS and is now Managing Director of Fire and Fitness Ltd & Trainer at sim trainer UK

He also serves as Vice Chair of FireFit Steering Group - reference holder for retired personnel and healthy ageing.

You can connect with Tom HERE

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Today is all about Highrise Firefighting. We cover aspects on the History, Lessons learned & what you need to know about how far we have come.

References for this episode have come from Steve Dudeney which you can find HERE and also from www.highrisefirefighting.co.uk

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Excited to be sharing this episode with Lars Axelsson AKA Swedish Fire Nerd.

Lars is an evidence based firefighting instructor, Firefighter and former battalion chief. In our chat today we go into so so many great areas of Firefighting, Instructing, Physics, Learning &  with Lars having taught instructors from all over the world he has seen the good the bad & the Ugly and we go into all those areas with tips, best practice and the pros and cons for the approaches we see in different part of the world.

You can find out more about Lars onHis website HERE
His YOUTUBE channel HERE
His LinkedIn HERE

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Incase you missed it: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire on the 9th floor of Shirley Towers at 20:10 on the 6th April, 2010. This incident resulted in the deaths of Firefighters Alan Bannon and James Shears.

With more Debriefs stacking up we intend to start putting out a monthly debrief starting 2024 as we know how popular they are so we wanted to re-release some of these lessons learned from previous debriefs.

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British Firefighter Challenge 2024 has now launched. This years event will be held at Water Street, Liverpool, Pierhead underneath the iconic Liver Building on the SATURDAY 27TH & SUNDAY 28TH of JULY.

Today i catchup with John Gregory one of the lead organisers for the event as we talk tactics, training, community and the growth of firefighter challenge events in the UKFRS

You can now register for the 2024 event HERE

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Some quick thoughts and things to consider for 2024 & also reflections from 2023.
Also see book a couple of book recommendations for 2024 as we get asked a lot for these. 

Would you like more of this, book recommendations for emergency services operators perhaps, I do have a list. Reviews of specific books and also more debriefs as we have a lot on file to get through if the appetite is there.

Email us with your thoughts & feedback at [email protected]

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Ryan is a Crew manager in the UK FRS. In this episode we talk about aspects of creativity & how finding outlets for this can bring out the best in us.

Ryan is part of a band known as Habilis & on the 28th of December 2023 they released their new song “Rise or Fall” and accompanying music video which you can view HERE

For Ryan this has become the perfect way to merge two important aspects of his life: his career in the fire service, and his need for creativity, music and collaboration with others.

The music video follows Ryan on his journey to prepare for the British Firefighter Challenge as he is "coached" in person by singer, Gavin, and in spirit by his bandmates. The video is sprinkled with comedy and homages to iconic movie moments.

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Dilksy served an incredible 24 year military career in some of the most dangerous environments in the world utilising a vey specific set of skills before retiring and joining the UK Fire & Rescue service.

We cover so many areas of personal and professional life as we explore some of his experiences and the lessons learned from them.

You can find Dilksy on social media HERE

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 On March 28, 1994, a landmark fire occurred in Lower Manhattan. This fire was one of the more heart wrenching events in living memory. It led to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) changing its protective gear. Firefighters would begin being outfitted for “Bunker Gear” starting May 16, 1994. The fire will forever be known in the annals of the FDNY as the “Watts Street Fire”.

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Today I'm speaking with Amy, Matt & Josh about the National BA challenge and their team which one it in 2023 which included team mates Ceri & Sam who couldn't be with us on this chat.

The National BA challenge runs every year in the UK at the Fire Service College. In this episode we discuss many operational and training aspects of breathing apparatus and what their experience was of winning the national BA challenge.

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